The 3 Best Abdominal Exercises that

Are NOT Your "Normal" Ab Exercises

A unique ab workout that doesn't contain your typical boring stomach

exercises - no crunches or situps here!

by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal

Trainer

Author of best-seller: The Truth about Six Pack Abs

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Instead of the typical ab routines that we

see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts,

etc... I like to give my readers better options

for metabolism-boosting high intensity

workouts that work their entire body while also working their abs...

thus building rock hard abs & core, but also creating a much better fat-

burning workout than a typical ab workout.

I'm going to show you an example today of one of my favorite "ab

workouts" that doesn't include any direct "ab exercises" at all. This is

actually a full body workout that works your abs pretty hard indirectly,

and stimulates a good metabolism boost! It's in a tri-set format (similar

to a super-set but alternating between 3 exercises instead of 2).

Here goes:

1a. Renegade Dumbbell Rows

1b. Front Squats with Barbell

1c. Mountain Climbers on Floor

A good rep scheme to use with this could be 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each

exercise, or more sets for less reps, such as 5 sets of 5 reps of each

exercise. Mountain climbers can be done for a time interval (such as 30

seconds) instead of "reps".

Exercise Pics & Descriptions:

Renegade dumbbell rows are done starting in a pushup position with

the hands on 2 dumbbells. You then row one dumbbell up while

stabilizing your body with the other arm. Bring the dumbbell back to

the ground and alternate the rowing arm while stabilizing with the

opposite arm. This stabilizing effect during the rows creates incredible

work for your entire midsection core area. Trust me... you'll feel it in

the abs!

Renegade Rows shown above

Front squats are done similar to back squats, however with the barbell

in front of your body on the front of your shoulders instead of resting

on the upper back as in back squats. You stabilize the barbell on your

shoulders by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar

against your shoulders while keeping your elbows out in front of the

body.

This takes a little practice at first, so you will want to seek a

professional trainer at your gym to help you with the form. Front squats

require extreme stabilization strength from the abs due to the barbell

weight being shifted to the front of the body instead of the back. Even

though this is mostly a leg exercise, you'll feel this one in the abs big

time! Any time I do front squats after not having done them for a

while, I get a really deep soreness in my abs the next day.

Front squats shown above

Mountain climbers are done by starting in a pushup position and then

shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees are moving in under

your chest and then back out to starting position. It sort of resembles

climbing a mountain but flat on the floor. If you want an advanced

version, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and

backward in addition to the leg movements. This really makes it a full

body exercise and MUCH more difficult than standard mountain

climbers.

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Mountain Climbers shown above

After finishing each exercise, try to move to the next exercise with very

minimal rest (no more than 15-20 seconds). Rest about 1-2 minutes

after completing each "tri-set" before repeating the sequence.

This will give you one of the best ab workouts you've ever had without

even doing any direct ab exercises.... and with a LOT more fat-burning

metabolic effect compared to standard ab exercises... You'll see what I

mean after you try it! This can be used as a stand-alone workout (as it

can be very intense if you use challenging weights), or you can

incorporate it as a portion of your full body workout.